WO2009030097A1 - Procédé et dispositif de commande d'impression - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif de commande d'impression Download PDF

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WO2009030097A1
WO2009030097A1 PCT/CN2007/071295 CN2007071295W WO2009030097A1 WO 2009030097 A1 WO2009030097 A1 WO 2009030097A1 CN 2007071295 W CN2007071295 W CN 2007071295W WO 2009030097 A1 WO2009030097 A1 WO 2009030097A1
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Haibo Qiu
Ming Gao
Jiabo Xu
Wei Liu
Yuanbin Peng
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    • G06F3/1201—Dedicated interfaces to print systems
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    • G06F3/12—Digital output to print unit, e.g. line printer, chain printer
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  • the present invention relates to the field of printing technologies, and in particular, to a printing control method and apparatus.
  • the upper computer control software for controlling the printer cannot know whether the printing of the ticket data is complete. Therefore, after the upper computer control software sends a ticket surface data to be printed to the printer, the ticket printing is considered to be successful. Therefore, even if the ticket is incompletely printed, the ticket is invalid, and it is considered that a valid ticket is printed and the ticket ticket number is registered in the software system on the host computer. For example, in the printing process of the ticket, because the printer lifts the top cover, the data communication is disturbed, the printing ticket paper runs out and the paper roll needs to be replaced, etc., the data of the current ticket face is lost, and the content of the ticket is incompletely printed, and the upper computer control software also considers A fully valid ticket was printed.
  • the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a printing control method and apparatus, which can ensure that each ticket surface data that needs to be printed is completely printed on the ticket surface, and effective printing of the ticket surface data is realized.
  • the invention provides a printing control method, comprising the steps of:
  • a third predetermined operation is performed based on the acquired printer status information.
  • the first predetermined operation is specifically:
  • the print job is issued
  • the second predetermined operation is specifically:
  • the printer continues to wait for the printing process; if the printer is in the printing state, the printing task is processed;
  • the third predetermined operation is specifically:
  • the printing ends; if the printer displays an error during the printing process according to the printer status information, the print buffer is cleared, and the print inhibit bit of the printer real-time status flag byte is set. Print an abnormal completion bit.
  • the method further includes the step of: if the printer is out of error during the printing process according to the printer status information, registering the current printing ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • the method further includes the steps of: receiving a cutter command, and ending the print job.
  • the printed ticket face is completely valid.
  • the present invention also provides a print control apparatus including a stage dividing unit, a printer status acquiring unit, and a printing process control unit, wherein
  • the phase dividing unit, the printing process for the printer is divided into different working phases;
  • the printer state obtaining unit is configured to obtain printer state information of different working phases in real time;
  • the printing process control unit is configured to perform corresponding printing process control according to printer state information of different working phases acquired by the printer state acquiring unit.
  • the printing process control unit comprises:
  • a first predetermined operation execution unit configured to perform a first predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information before transmitting the print data
  • a second predetermined operation execution unit configured to perform a second predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information after the printer receives the print job
  • a third predetermined operation execution unit configured to perform a third predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information after the printer enters the printing process.
  • the first predetermined operation is specifically:
  • the print job is issued
  • the second predetermined operation is specifically:
  • the printer continues to wait for the printing process; if the printer is in the printing state, the printing task is processed;
  • the current printer If the current printer is in the forbidden printing state, reissue the printed ticket and/or register the current printed ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • the third predetermined operation is specifically:
  • the printing ends; if the printer displays an error during the printing process according to the printer status information, the print buffer is cleared, and the print inhibit bit of the printer real-time status flag byte is set. Print an abnormal completion bit.
  • the method further includes an invalid ticket registration device, configured to: when the printer status information indicates that the printer has an error during the printing process, registering the current print ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • cutter unit for performing a cutter operation according to the cutter command.
  • the present invention has the following advantages:
  • the invention divides the printing process of the printer into different working phases, obtains the state information of the printer in different working phases in real time, and performs corresponding printing process control according to the acquired printer state information until the printer is in the normal printing state, printing a complete and valid ticket, so that A complete and effective printing of the face data is now available.
  • the complete and effective printing of the ticket data can be realized, thereby ensuring the property interests of the bill user and avoiding unnecessary disputes between the bill user and the bill publisher.
  • FIGS. 2a, 2b, and 2c are schematic diagrams showing the structure of the printer in real time.
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the control of the printer in the page mode according to the printing control method provided by the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of controlling a printer in a standard mode in a print control method provided by the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a print control apparatus provided by the present invention.
  • the present invention provides a print control method, the basic idea of which is to periodically detect the printer status after starting to send a print job, and to control the print job based on the result of the printer detection.
  • the print control method provided by the present invention comprises the following steps:
  • Step S101 Divide the printing process of the printer into different working phases
  • the invention can divide the printing process of the printer by using the upper computer control software.
  • the printing process of the printer can be divided into: before printing, during printing, after printing is completed.
  • the printer's printing process can be divided into the stage before or after the host sends the print data to the printer, before, after, or after the printer starts printing, after the printing is completed.
  • Step S102 Acquire printer status information of different working phases in real time
  • the host computer On the host computer, there is a control software program running, the host computer control software is responsible for communication with the printer, real-time acquisition of the printer status, analysis of the printer status, setting of a print control command, and selecting to send a control command to the printer according to the state of the printer. Controls the printing action of the printer.
  • the host computer includes, but is not limited to, various types of electronic devices having data processing capabilities, such as computers and notebook computers.
  • the printer has different working states such as prohibiting the printing state, the error state, the normal printing state, the normal non-printing state, the entering printing state, the printing state, the printing end state, the printing abnormal completion state, the printing normal completion state, and the like.
  • the host computer control software queries the status of the printer through real-time instructions before sending the data, and the printer returns the current status information accordingly.
  • the status of the printer is an error status or a normal print status.
  • Prohibit printing status The printer enters the prohibition printing state after the printer error. In this state, the printer does not perform any printing action, and the printer exits the prohibition printing state after receiving the clear prohibition printing status command.
  • Error status The printer has an error status. This includes various situations such as lack of paper, opening the top cover, overheating the print head, and not finding the mark.
  • the printer is error-free and can print normally.
  • Printing status The printer is in the state of the ticket printing process.
  • Print abnormal completion status That is, the printer does not complete the printing this time, and the status of printing the ticket data on this page needs to be resent.
  • the print result it is judged whether it is in the abnormal printing completion state, for example, if there is an error such as lifting, paper end, no mark found, print head overheating, cutter error, etc. during printing, the status of the printer is not printed. Normal completion status.
  • Print normal completion status According to the print result, this printing is completed normally, and the status of the next page print ticket data can be issued. .
  • the real-time status information of the printer can be represented by multiple byte groupings and byte bits. Different bytes and different bits of each byte correspond to various states of the printer.
  • the upper computer control software controls the operation of the printer according to these states, thereby achieving effective control of the ticket printing.
  • the host computer control software defines the flag bytes of the real-time status to indicate the different states and different stages in which the printer is located.
  • the various states of the printer are represented by 3 bytes in Figures 2a, 2b, and 2c, respectively.
  • Byte 1 is used to indicate that the printer is in an error state
  • different bits in Byte 1 are used to indicate different error problems
  • bit 1 indicates paper end and bit 2 indicates top cover lift
  • Bit 3 indicates that the black mark is not found
  • bit 4 indicates that the print head is overheated
  • bit 5 indicates the cutter error
  • bits 6, bit 7, and bit 8 are free, which is used to define other printer error problems later.
  • the first 4 bits of byte 2 ie, bit 1, bit 2, bit 3, bit 4) are used to indicate the prohibition of printing status, the normal printing status, the normal non-printing status, and the printing status, which are defined for future printer status information. Expand, the remaining bits are free, see Figure 2b.
  • the first 4 bits of byte 3 (ie, bit 1, bit 2, bit 3, bit 4) are used in sequence for the printing state, the printing end state, the printing normal completion state, and the printing abnormal completion state, see Figure 2c, for future printer status.
  • the extension of the information definition, the remaining bits are spare.
  • the host computer control software can query the real-time status flag byte of the printer by sending a real-time instruction. Each time the inquiry command is sent to the printer, the printer returns a status flag byte to the host computer control software.
  • Step S103 Perform corresponding printing process control on the printer according to the obtained printer status information of different working phases.
  • the printer can be divided into page mode printing and standard mode printing according to the operation mode.
  • the page mode means: The printer stores all the print contents in the memory all at once (assuming that the print data of one page is stored), and the mode prints the data only when the print command sent by the host computer control software is received.
  • the ticket printing process is defined as printing from the start of printing to the printing of this page.
  • the standard mode means: The printer prints data as long as the printer's line buffer is full (ie, the content is full of a line of buffers) or the printer receives a print order.
  • the face-to-face printing process is defined as from the start of printing until the receipt of a cutter command to perform a cut.
  • the following describes the process of printing the ticket surface data by using the print control method provided by the present invention according to the page mode and the standard mode, respectively.
  • the printing control method provided by the present invention is used to implement The steps are:
  • Step S301 Before the data is sent, the printer status is obtained.
  • a real-time status recording unit on the printer that records the working status of the printer in real time and sets the contents of the real-time status flag byte of the printer according to the operating status of the printer.
  • Step S302 Perform a first predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information; specifically:
  • the host computer control software issues a print job; otherwise, the error processing is performed, and after the error processing, the print job is issued.
  • the printer task includes setting the page mode, setting the page parameters, and downloading the invoice surface data and printing instructions.
  • the printer task includes setting the standard mode, setting the page parameters, and placing the invoice surface data and print instructions.
  • the above error processing is specifically: if the acquired printer status information indicates that the printer is in an error state, after waiting for the error recovery, the issuing instruction clears all bits of byte 1 and the forbidden print bit of byte 2;
  • the disable print bit of byte 2 is cleared. Because if the printer has made an error before this data is printed, the error has been overcome even when this data is sent, and the prohibition print bit of byte 2 still exists, so the prohibition print bit needs to be cleared.
  • Step S303 The printer receives the print job and acquires status information of the printer.
  • the status query command is sent to the printer through the host computer control software, and the printer returns the current status information to the host computer control software.
  • Step S304 Perform a second predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information.
  • the processing of the print job is performed. Specifically: If no error occurs, the printer is executing the printer and the printer is in the print state.
  • the host computer control software can resend the printed ticket and register the current printed ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • the specific operation is as follows: If an error occurs, the printer sets the prohibition printing status of byte 1 and sets the printing abnormal completion bit of byte 2. At this time, the upper computer control software considers that the ticket printed this time is an invalid ticket, so that the upper computer controls The software may resend the printed ticket and/or register the current printed ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • Step S305 The printer enters the printing process, performs ticket printing, and acquires a status message of the printer.
  • Step S306 Perform a third predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information.
  • the specific predetermined operation is:
  • the printing abnormal completion bit of byte 3 in the real-time status flag byte of the printer to indicate that the printing of the ticket data is abnormally completed, so that the host computer control software considers that the ticket printed this time is an invalid ticket, and can be reissued here.
  • the printed ticket and/or the registered print ticket are invalid tickets.
  • the control software can register the current printed ticket as an invalid ticket by registering the ticket number of the current ticket, and treat the ticket as a defective ticket.
  • Step S307 Acquire status information of the printer, and when the status information indicates that the printer is in the normal completion state of printing, a valid ticket is printed.
  • the host computer control software When the print normal completion bit is set in byte 3 of the returned real-time status flag byte, the host computer control software knows that the printer is in the normal printing completion state, and the printer prints out a valid ticket. It should be noted that the upper computer control software in the above embodiment may be replaced by a module or device having the same function.
  • Step S401 Obtain the printer status before sending the data.
  • a real-time status recording unit on the printer that records the working status of the printer in real time and sets the contents of the real-time status flag byte of the printer according to the operating status of the printer.
  • Step S402 Perform a first predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information; specifically:
  • the host computer control software issues a print job; otherwise, the error processing is performed, and after the error processing, the print job is issued.
  • the printer task includes setting the standard mode, setting the page parameters, and outputting the invoice surface data and printing instructions.
  • the above error processing is specifically: if the acquired printer status information indicates that the printer is in an error state, after waiting for the error recovery, the issuing instruction clears all bits of byte 1 and the forbidden print bit of byte 2;
  • Step S403 The printer receives the print job and acquires status information of the printer.
  • the status query command is sent to the printer through the host computer control software, and the printer returns the current status information to the host computer control software.
  • Step S404 Perform a second predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information. At this point, there are three specific situations:
  • the printer is executing the printer and the printer is in the print state.
  • the host computer control software can resend the printed ticket and register the current printed ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • the specific operation is as follows: If an error occurs, the printer sets the prohibition printing status of byte 1 and sets the printing abnormal completion bit of byte 2. At this time, the upper computer control software considers that the ticket printed this time is an invalid ticket, so that the upper computer controls The software may resend the printed ticket and/or register the current printed ticket as an invalid ticket.
  • Step S405 The printer enters the printing process, performs ticket printing, and acquires the status information of the printer.
  • Step S406 When the printer receives the cutter command, the printing process ends, and step S407 is performed. Otherwise, according to the acquired printer status information, the third process is executed. Scheduled operation.
  • the specific predetermined operation is:
  • step S407 is performed.
  • the cutter command is received as the end of the ticket printing process.
  • the printing bit of byte 3 in the real-time status flag byte of the printer is cleared, and the printing end bit is set.
  • Step S407 Acquire status information of the printer, and when the status information indicates that the printer is in the normal completion state of printing, a valid ticket is printed.
  • the host computer control software knows that the printer is in the normal printing completion state, and the printer prints out a valid ticket.
  • the upper computer control software in the above embodiment can be replaced by a module and a device having the same functions as the upper computer control software.
  • the printing control method provided by the present invention divides the printing process of the printer into different working phases, obtains the state information of the printer in different working phases in real time, and controls the printing state of the printer to obtain the corresponding printing process control until The printer is in the normal state of printing, and the complete and valid ticket surface is printed, thereby realizing the effective printing of the ticket surface data and ensuring the completion of the ticket surface data printing task.
  • the present invention further provides a print control apparatus based on the print control method provided by the present invention.
  • the print control apparatus includes a stage dividing unit 501, a printer status obtaining unit 502, and a printing process control unit 503, wherein
  • the stage dividing unit 501 the printing process for the printer is divided into different working phases;
  • the printer state obtaining unit 502 is configured to obtain printer status information of different working phases in real time;
  • the printing process control unit 503 is configured to perform corresponding printing process control according to printer state information of different working phases acquired by the printer state acquiring unit.
  • the printing process control unit 503 includes a first predetermined operation execution unit, a second predetermined operation execution unit, and a third predetermined operation execution unit;
  • the first predetermined operation execution unit is configured to perform a first predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information before transmitting the print data;
  • the second predetermined operation execution unit is configured to perform a second predetermined operation according to the acquired printer status information after the printer receives the print job;
  • the third predetermined operation execution unit is configured to: after the printer enters the printing process, according to the acquired The printer status information is executed for the third predetermined operation.
  • the first predetermined operation described above is specifically: if the printer is in a normal printable state, the print job is issued; if the acquired printer status information indicates that the printer has an error, and waits for the error to be recovered, the print job is issued.
  • the second predetermined operation described above is specifically: if the printer is in the normal non-printing state, the printer continues to wait for the printing process; if the printer is in the printing state, the processing of the print job is performed; if the current printer is in the forbidden printing state, resending The printed ticket and/or the registered print ticket are invalid tickets.
  • the third predetermined operation described above is specifically: if the printer status information indicates that the printer has no error during printing, the printing ends; if the printer displays an error during printing according to the printer status information, the print buffer is cleared, and the printer is set.
  • the print status bit of the real-time status flag byte and the print abnormal completion bit is specifically: if the printer status information indicates that the printer has no error during printing, the printing ends; if the printer displays an error during printing according to the printer status information, the print buffer is cleared, and the printer is set.
  • the print status bit of the real-time status flag byte and the print abnormal completion bit is specifically: if the printer status information indicates that the printer has no error during printing, the printing ends; if the printer displays an error during printing according to the printer status information, the print buffer is cleared, and the printer is set.
  • an invalid ticket registration means for registering the current print ticket as an invalid ticket when the printer status information indicates that the printer has made an error during printing.
  • a cutter unit for performing a cutter operation in accordance with a cutter command may be further included.

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Le procédé de commande d'impression selon l'invention comprend les étapes suivantes consistant à : diviser le processus d'impression de l'imprimante en différents processus de travail, obtenir les informations d'état de l'imprimante de différents processus de travail en temps réel, et commander le processus d'impression correspondant sur la base des informations d'état obtenues de l'imprimante de différents processus de travail. De plus, un dispositif de commande d'impression comprend les unités suivantes : une unité pour diviser le processus, une unité pour obtenir l'état de l'imprimante et une unité pour commander le processus d'impression. L'invention permet de garantir que toutes les données qui doivent être imprimées peuvent être imprimées entièrement sur la surface afin de réaliser l'impression de toutes les données utiles.
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